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For those of you who keep up with the news, and since you’re reading our glorious website I will assume you do, then you may have noticed that we had a little Cabinet reshuffle. This will have been the last one before the 2015 general election and is likely to be what the cabinet will […]

It’s an unwritten rule that you should never explain a joke. I don’t know whether it applies to blog posts too, but just to be on the safest of safe sides I’m going to explain this one in advance. The point of this post is to bring into the sharpest relief possible the assumption that […]

His plea for a radical redistribution of wealth has received an unprecedented welcome from the general public that has long been thirsty for an intellectually respectable excuse for holding the views it naturally does—namely that capitalism spreads wealth unjustly because it does so unequally. In case you didn’t already know, I’m a huge fan of […]

As everyone knows the drug business is a dangerous one. But not everyone knows that it is the State that creates the danger. That it does so in an attempt to “keep people safe” is a bitterly ironic consequence, but hardly an unpredictable one. Why is violence such a feature of the drugs trade? If […]

It would seem that as the election draws closer, and as the parties start thinking about manifestos, charities of all descriptions start throwing terrible ideas around. Last week we had the British Medical Association (BMA) demanding a total ban on cigarettes, and obvious attempt to strip away our right to free choice. We’ve also had Oxfam, […]

I don’t get paid for writing for Bogpaper. I have absolutely no idea how many people read Bogpaper. I haven’t a clue how many people read my posts for Bogpaper. I don’t know how many of the people who read my posts agree, even partially, with the stuff I write on Bogpaper. But I spend […]

When people vote in General Elections the question they almost always ask themselves is “Do I want this individual running the country?” When you look at the current leaders of the main parties, the ones that can actually form a government, they all look pretty weak. Cameron looks like a prep school headmaster, with […]

This past fortnight I’ve been thinking about Ed Miliband. Thinking about his soulful eyes, smooth voice (his accent! OMG! So hot!), great body, and stylish cardigan. I’ve been thinking about his hand on my waist, and his fingers in my hair as he kisses me. Hang on, not Ed Miliband. Thierry Henri, that’s who I […]